RCR Training (includes Financial Conflict of Interest training)

Training requirements have recently changed!

Online training for Responsible Conduct of Research is now offered through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program, and is mandatory for all K-state personnel involved in research activities.

Do not hesitate to contact URCO with any questions about the following registration process, at 532-3224 or comply@ksu.edu.

Previous users (if you have accessed CITI in "demo" mode, or have previously used CITI at another institution):

Login with your username and password.

Once you reach your "Main Menu," select, "Click here to affiliate with another institution," then choose "Kansas State University" for your Organization Affiliation.

Follow steps 6 through 11 above.

Other (optional) training resources for Conflict of Interest:

In "The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct," you become the lead characters in an interactive movie and make decisions about integrity in research that can have long-term consequences. The simulation addresses Responsible Conduct of Research topics such as avoiding research misconduct, mentorship responsibilities, handling of data, responsible authorship, and questionable research practices. "In the simulation, research misconduct causes a noted lab to lose funding, creates bad publicity for the university, and eventually causes the withdrawal of a multi-million dollar endowment. Viewers will have the opportunity to undo the damage by assuming the roles of a graduate student, post doc, principal investigator, and a research integrity officer and make decisions to prevent misconduct from occurring unnoticed."